New Hop Variety: Belma- Puterbaugh Farms

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I have been scanning their site like a hawk waiting for pellets but so far no sign.

Haha, me too. I refresh at least 10 times a day at work, then check my phone every few hours at home. I know Amarillo/Citra/Centennial are going to sell out quick. I also want to get a few lbs of the Belma because of the price.
 
I packaged my belma leaf last night into oz increments. They smell pretty darn good to me. I also bought a lb of citra, and side by side the citra smell more potent, but they have very similar scents. Cant beat it at $5 a lb
 
Also got 19 oz. each Belma & Citra even though we all ordered even lbs. of 16 oz.
 
im going to get going on this in a few mins. i'll be pitching on top of an active S-04 yeast cake...

6 gallons:

11.75 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 oz Belma [12.10%] (60 min) Hops 25.6 IBU
1.00 oz Belma [12.10%] (10 min) Hops 12.4 IBU
1.00 oz Belma [12.10%] (5 min) Hops 6.8 IBU
1.00 oz Belma [12.10%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 oz Belma [12.10%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -

racked and dry-hopped yesterday. it smells like tropical fruit punch chewing gum. this is a good thing as far as i'm concerned.
 
Nice I tried a late addition this weekend of Belmas on my orange blossom Belgian pale - ill report back
 
jman said:
racked and dry-hopped yesterday. it smells like tropical fruit punch chewing gum. this is a good thing as far as i'm concerned.

Love it. Can't wait for the tasting report!
 
Brewing up an amber that is hopbursted with belma. Partial mash. My belma smells a little spicy when I pulled it out of the freezer. I am sure as it warms it will smell more like I remember.
 
Ten days ago, I brewed the following pale ale:

7 pounds 2-row
2 pounds rye malt
1 pound crystal rye
0.6 oz Perle (60 min)
1 oz Cascade (5 min)
Wyeast 1272
OG: 1.045 (efficiency = 65%)

I was originally going to dry hop with Cascade, but will be using 2 oz of Belma instead.
 
Just got my 2 lbs of this in today. I cut one of the bags when i was opening the box, so took the opportunity to repack it in smaller bags. I'm planning on doing a simple pale ale with a pretty even combination of this and cascade. Hopefully i'll get a good idea of it. Really hope i like it, or it's gonna take forever to get through 2 lbs of the stuff. Either that or let it sit for 3 years and use it in lambics.
 
Anyone have any tasting notes from their brewing adventures with this hop? I've got a pound and wondering what to do with it.

I'm thinking IPA obviously, but maybe a black IPA? Thoughts?
 
I tasted my hydrometer sample of a belma hopped amber. It was definitely citrusy but with a spiciness I wasn't expecting. I think my next all belma will be a white IPA.
 
I'll be doing an Amber Lager as soon as mine arrives. Might use a Bohemian Lager yeast or something along those lines. Here's what I have so far:

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 91.2 %
7.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.6 %
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.1 %
4.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.1 %
0.50 oz Belma [12.10 %] - FWH
0.50 oz Belma [12.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 16.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [12.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 16.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [12.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 6.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Belma [12.10 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
2.00 oz Belma [12.10 %] - Dry Hop 6.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
 
I am in the process of transferring mine to secondary now. I'm going to ask the guy I got the hops from for some to dry hop my amber with.

After tasting what I pulled for the gravity reading, the bitterness is smooth, but my recipe was hop-bursted. I the taste and aroma seem more like a sutttle apricot mixed with tangerine instead of orange like others have reported.

Because of the higher alpha % of this hop I'll only dry hop for 5 days before kegging.
 
I pulled a gravity sample but my orange blossom honey Belgian just has too many other ingredients like the honey and coriander but I did get some tropical out of it - I hit it with late hops of Belma - it's fermented with chouffe yeast so I'm psyched

I'm very excited about this hop in session pale ales
 
I've used this in a white IPA and smells great into secondary. Little spice with fruity tones. Have it in with cascades and centennial.
 
Was going to order 1 pound but shipping was outrageous, so I ordered 2, for only 50 cents more in shipping. Just got them today and had to break into them, and I am glad I went with 2 pounds. Looking forward to putting these to use
 
Just ordered 2 pounds of them to split with a buddy. Looking forward to seeing the results.

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Im making a double ipa with only Belma hops plan on using 6 oz during mash and boil and dry hopping with 2 oz or maybe more depending on how strong or weak the flavors are. U guys who already brewed got any tips on the strength of the flavor? I see some posts on the flavor profile but none about how strong it is
 
My next batch will be:

10 gallons

25lbs Maris Otter
2oz Belma @60
2oz Belma @30
2oz Belma @25
3oz Belma @20
3oz Belma @15
4oz Belma @10
4oz Belma @5
4oz Belma @FO

WLP 090 San Diego Super Yeast

6oz Belma Dry Hop @ 10 Days
 
How is everyone storing their hops? I've been using mason jars and putting them in the fridge. Is this a problem? I use them fairly quickly and wouldn't have them sitting in there for more than 6 months at most. I don't mind a little loss in potency but should I invest in a vaccuum sealer instead? I'd rather not if the mason jars are ok, but would like to have them stay fresh for at least 6 months...
 
How is everyone storing their hops? I've been using mason jars and putting them in the fridge. Is this a problem? I use them fairly quickly and wouldn't have them sitting in there for more than 6 months at most. I don't mind a little loss in potency but should I invest in a vaccuum sealer instead? I'd rather not if the mason jars are ok, but would like to have them stay fresh for at least 6 months...

I vacuum seal mine... I can assure no or little oxidation. Not sure Mason jars will give you the same assurance unless you purge with CO2..
 
How is everyone storing their hops? I've been using mason jars and putting them in the fridge. Is this a problem? I use them fairly quickly and wouldn't have them sitting in there for more than 6 months at most. I don't mind a little loss in potency but should I invest in a vaccuum sealer instead? I'd rather not if the mason jars are ok, but would like to have them stay fresh for at least 6 months...

I vac seal my hops and store them in the deep freezer.

If you put yours in mason jars and store them in the fridge; I believe you will be doing just fine, sir!


You might want to invest in a vac sealer eventually though. They are great for buying hops in bulk. They are great for tons of other stuff too. A Vac sealer is one of those things I wasn't sure if I would use. Once I got it, I use it all the time.

I have the Food Saver Mini. It's cheap and works like a champ.
 
^^ Awesome, thanks to both of you. Looks like I will be buying a vac sealer in the near future...once I recoup from other recent brewing purchases haha.
 
How much of a PITA is splitting these 1# bags if leaf hops? 2lbs and it looks like a DEA bust.

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theBFG said:
How is everyone storing their hops? I've been using mason jars and putting them in the fridge. Is this a problem? I use them fairly quickly and wouldn't have them sitting in there for more than 6 months at most. I don't mind a little loss in potency but should I invest in a vaccuum sealer instead? I'd rather not if the mason jars are ok, but would like to have them stay fresh for at least 6 months...

I used up half of 1lb in my brew and had the other half left over so what I did was keep all the hops in that little astronaut bag they come in and resealed it with an iron for a few seconds on high. Leave a corner unsealed and then u can push out all the air and then seal that edge too.
 
theveganbrewer said:
How much of a PITA is splitting these 1# bags if leaf hops? 2lbs and it looks like a DEA bust.

I was taking my extra re packaged hops over to to my friends house to store in a deep freezer, and I left them on the front seat of my car with a bag of dextrose while I ran into the store. People were probably walking by thinking to themselves "what an unintelligent man, leaving his drugs in plan sight at the store"
 
Nice, I just ordered a pound of Belma leaf... Gonna give it a shot.. Spicy, and fruity sound good to me.

Might do a nice Belma Saison.
 
Just taste tested some of my beer in fermentation and the Belma hops are not what I expected not really like citra or a tropical fruity more of a spicy fruity reminds me of li hing fruits if u know what that is.
 
Spicy and fruity might be a good combo to layer some complexity in your beers though.

Going for a citrusy, piney ipa but want that spicy in there without over doing it with... Chinook? Toss in some Belma, some Cascade, and some simcoe, and you've got a citrusy/piney/spicy hob juice!
 
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